| Literature DB >> 10762578 |
H B Jenson1, Y Ench, S J Gao, K Rice, D Carey, R C Kennedy, J R Arrand, M Mackett.
Abstract
The epidemiology of herpesvirus papio, a lymphocryptovirus similar to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), was studied in a captive colony of >1900 baboons. Herpesvirus papio IgG antibody titers were measured by IFA. In total, 438 specimens from 296 baboons were assessed, including 116 serial specimens from 52 juveniles and 6 infants studied monthly for 1 year following birth and at age 18 months. Maternally derived antibody reached a nadir at 4 months of age. About 75% of animals at 12 months of age and >95% of animals after age 24 months demonstrated serologic evidence of herpesvirus papio infection. After age 3 years, the geometric mean titer was 1:60-75. The epidemiology of herpesvirus papio infection in baboons closely parallels that of EBV infection in humans. An animal model of lymphocryptovirus infection will facilitate investigations of human lymphocryptovirus biology.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10762578 DOI: 10.1086/315385
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226